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man is strange. They want gain, but not loss, they want joy, but not sorrow, they want life, but not ready to accept death and wish to be praised, never condemnation. They then forget the universal rule. In this dualistic world, nothing comes alone. Everything is in pairs. Man is ignorant. He wants to break the order of anekāntic nature of Reality and wants only a single dimension and through such one-sided perspective, one cannot lead a life of equanimity. Now we will proceed towards the detailed implications of Philosophy of Co-existence. The Philosophy of co-existence as propounded by Mahāprajña' has its roots in the Jain agam-s. Thānam, Nandi and Daśavaikālika Sūtras have the description of opposite couplets in plenty. Some of them are as follows: dharmāstikāya-adharmāstikāya, lokaaloka, bandha-moksha, punya-pāpa, āshrava-samvara, jiva-ajiva, trus-sthāvar, dharma-adharma, vedanā-nirjarā etc.' Similar seven pairs are mentioned in Nandi Sūtra of 'shrut gyan!? In the Daśavaikālika Sūtra,' the four key emotions, Anger , Ego, Affection and Greed are prominently discussed. Sūtra states that these emotions co-exist with the contrasting feelings. Anger can be diluted by forgiveness and Ego with humility. Affection too, is a kind of bondage and can be countered by equanimity. Greed can be overcome is that the opposites coexist. 3.2.6 Opposing Pairs in Our Body
There is co-existence of opposing pairs in our body too. In our body there are billions of cells. Every second, five crore
Thānam. op.cit., 2.1. Nandi Sūtra. Ed. Mahāprajña. With Prākst Text, Sanskệt Renderings, Hindi Translation, Comparative Notes and Various Appendixes. Ladnun: Jaina
Vishva Bharati, 1997, Sūtra-4.55. 3 Daśvaiāliya”. Ed. Muni Nathmal. With Prākst Text, Sanskrt Renderings,
Hindi Translation and Critical Annotations. Ladnun: Jain Vishva Bharati, 1975, Sutra-8.37.
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